Kitchen Lead

The hiring establishment is a vibrant family amusement park featuring a fast-paced restaurant and café that serves a diverse range of guests throughout the year. This unique setting combines the lively atmosphere of an amusement park with the culinary challenges of a busy dining operation, attracting visitors looking for quality meals in a fun environment. The restaurant and café pride themselves on delivering excellent food quality, safety standards, and exceptional guest experiences consistently across all seasons. As a full-time, year-round position, the Kitchen Lead role is integral to maintaining the high standards and operational excellence required in such a dynamic environment. This position reports directly to the Food & Beverage Manager or Executive Manager and operates within a dedicated team focused on collaboration and service excellence.

The Kitchen Lead plays a critical role overseeing the back-of-house operations on a daily basis. The responsibility includes managing kitchen staff, ensuring food preparation adheres strictly to standardized recipes, portion sizes, and presentation guidelines, and maintaining a smooth workflow during both peak and off-peak times. Managing food safety compliance and sanitation protocols is essential to this position, along with motivating and mentoring a diverse kitchen staff that includes both full-time and seasonal employees. The Kitchen Lead is expected to be hands-on with food preparation and line execution while balancing operational demands with team leadership. This role requires availability on weekdays and weekends, including holidays and periods of peak park attendance, making it a demanding but rewarding position for candidates who thrive in high-volume, fast-paced culinary environments. There is also a part-time availability option to support varying staffing requirements.

In addition to operational leadership, the Kitchen Lead contributes to inventory management, ordering, and quality control to ensure optimal kitchen efficiency. They assist with inventory checks, product rotation, and accurate receiving of deliveries to maintain stock levels and freshness. The role also involves administrative support, such as helping with scheduling recommendations, labor management, and maintaining training documentation for consistent staff development. The Kitchen Lead fosters a positive and family-friendly environment by modeling professional behavior and creating a motivating workplace culture. This role encapsulates a blend of culinary expertise, team leadership, and operational oversight, making it pivotal to the restaurant and café's success within the amusement park.